Zoledronic acid 4 mg/5 ml intravenous solution at HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD

5324 ATASCOCITA RD, HUMBLE, TX · HCA Houston Healthcare · · NPI 1811942238

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published May 14, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$98.72

Cash price

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$98.72

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$5.08 with Christus (USFHP) vs $121.26 with Humana — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $5.08 ↓ -95%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $5.08 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $5.92 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $5.92 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $5.92 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $5.92 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $5.92 ↓ -94%
Aetna MCR $6.55 ↓ -93%
United SmallGroup $8.38 ↓ -92%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $8.38 ↓ -92%
United AllPayerAppendix $8.38 ↓ -92%
Cigna CSN $12.58 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $12.83 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $12.83 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $12.83 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $12.83 ↓ -87%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $13.23 ↓ -87%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $13.62 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $13.82 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $13.82 ↓ -86%
Cigna PPO $16.22 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $16.39 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $16.58 ↓ -83%
Superior EPO $17.28 ↓ -82%
Superior HMO $17.28 ↓ -82%
BCBS PPO $18.23 ↓ -82%
BCBS HMO $18.23 ↓ -82%
BCBS EPOSOA $18.23 ↓ -82%
Superior ValueHMO $19.55 ↓ -80%
BCBS BAV $22.75 ↓ -77%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $23.40 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $23.40 ↓ -76%
Molina Healthcare HIX $26.65 ↓ -73%
CHC Harris Health Indigent $29.62 ↓ -70%
BCBS Traditional $34.55 ↓ -65%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $42.45 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $44.42 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $52.62 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $54.30 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $54.30 ↓ -45%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $59.23 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $59.23 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $59.23 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $64.17 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $74.04 ↓ -25%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $78.98 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $80.95 ↓ -18%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $83.91 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $83.91 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $83.91 ↓ -15%
USA Managed Care COMM $83.91 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $88.85 ↓ -10%
Humana HMO $121.26 ↑ +23%
Humana PPO $121.26 ↑ +23%

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